Hardware for custom build
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Hi folks, I'm trying to figure out how to replace my existing PFSense hardware, as it is pretty old now. I'm currently running on a HP Gen7 Microserver. I'd like to fulfill as many of the following requirements with the replacement:
- Quiet - location is my living room. Current device is audible only when nothing else (TV/music etc) is happening
- Rack mountable - I have a small 19" rack with switch some other bits, it will be neater if I can fit it into this
- ideally x4 >1GB ports for future proofing; I could make it work with just LAN/WAN but extra is better as I have a bunch of home lab stuff and the flexibility will be valuable
- Must be available in the UK
- At least as powerful as the existing device, preferably an upgrade (I am running Suricata on several VLAN interfaces)
- Budget: currently the only device I have found meeting these requirements is the following: https://www.mini-itx.com/~JBC390V-345; this is not completely out of the question but it is stretching my limits and I don't strictly need a fanless industrial build, nor do I need 10 LAN ports. The perfect option would be 4x 2.5GB LAN (or even some 10GB if I'm lucky - my switch has 2x 10GB ports) and a bit cheaper than this, I was hoping for £300-£350
Can anyone point me to something that will get at all close to the above please?
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@http_error_418 said in Hardware for custom build:
At least as powerful as the existing device
What exactly do you have in that currently?
Does it have to be new? Tough to meet all those in a new device.
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https://aliexpress.ru/item/1005004782830529.html
Not quite what you want, but 3 of these work for me. PVE+pfSense. For me, ideal.
- quiet
- very powerful
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@stephenw10 I believe the CPU is a 1.7GHz dual core Athlon; I have 8GB DDR3 RAM in it. I don't think that's too difficult to match, it's pretty old, modern CPUs would most likely beat it even if their clock speed is quite a bit lower. New is not essential, but NUCs like the one @Viper_Rus linked are pretty affordable so I think it's achievable.
@Viper_Rus - yes that looks pretty good, I was looking at a similar one, I just wish I could get it as a rackmount
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